Sorrow.
That's the only word Ejima was familiar with.
She was the best warrior in the village. The wife of the greatest slinger in the world.
Yet...
Her pride has been cut
Her place in her household has been capped because she couldn't bring forth an heir.
Many believed that she was cursed by the gods.
But the gods themselves needed her to do their bidding.
~𝑨 𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏~
This is just the beginning of Maryam's journey, a journey of healing, of self-discovery, and of reclaiming the shattered pieces of her heart.
~ A short story